Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 63 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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